Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-01-16
ACHIEFJUSTICE'SBURIAL
THE PROGRAMME FOR TO
DAYS SERVICES Al ATLANTA.

List of the PaII-Bearers-.dd additional
Applicants for the seat-JudSe eek
ley Apt TO Accept-A Specimen Illinois
SANDER en- the SouIh-The Eifrct of
Justice Jsckson's Death on the Dick
son VIII.
ATLANTA, GA, Jan. 15.-The funeral
OF Chief Justice Jackson will De attended
at the First Methodist Church tomorrow
morning at IL O'CLOCK. The services will
be conducted by Rev. Il. &. Morrison, the
pastor, aud DIR. Hawthorne, pastor OF the
First Baptist Church. The following will
act as pall-bearers: Associate Justices
HAL and Blanford, judges Bleckley,
Trippe. Marshal J. Clarke, Richard II.
Clark, Newman, Van Epps, Speer and
Lochrane, Gov. Gordon, Attorney Gen
eral Anderson and Gen. A. r. Lawton,
All members OF the Georgia bar who may
be in the city, and all judges of the
superior Court are requested to meet at
the residence at 10 O'Clock to act as an
escort to the church. They will be seat
ed in body in the church. From $50 to
10 O'Clock the privilege Will be given all
desiring it to look upon the face Of the
deceased.
ADDITIONAL CANDIDATES.
Applications for appointment 10 fill the
vacancy on the bench come in every
mail. Beside the names sent last night
applications were received to-day in be-
bali OF ID. A. Nason, of Albany; Judge
Underwood, OF Rome; Judge Adams, of
Savannah. Judge Beckley, to whom the
appointment was rendered yesterday, ha-
not yet sign'ted acceptance, but IT Ia be-
| lleVed In the executive office that he will.
AN ILLINOIS ISLANDER.
The penitentiary office has received
! communication from The County surveyor
ot Sangamon county, Ill.,, (Sprin. field
who claims to be an old Georgian, IN.
c.osing clipping from the State Regis-
ter wbicn alleged that in the Georgia
State prison the opposite sexes were
cnalned together day and night. and th Il
the convict camps were overrun with
ameless children, and that immortality
" as general. The writer denounced it
as lbelous SANDER. and offered 10 have
I rim ed in Springfield a reply from the
nenitentlary authorities. Principal
Keeper Towers was bsen:. but A <sistant
h eker Shubrick replied stigmatizjng the
charge as lie out OF whole cloth and
forwarding the penitentiary regulations
and annual report.
THE DICKSON WILL.
The lawyers interested are somewhat
disturb, 10 to the fate of the celebrated
Dickson will case since the death OF
Judge Jackson. The case has been
argued but decision has not been reu-
dered. 1t is probably the most important
case pending. The lawyers lighting the
will think Judge jackson was with them
aud the position of the Associate Justice
Is not known. There is a probability that
the case ill be reargued.
A report reached here a day or two ago
OF the death OF Judge Harris, of toe Cow
eta Circuit, but has proved untOunded.
Information was received TODAY that the
Judge is slowly improving and In better
condition than since last August.
POULTRY AND DOGS.
Preparations tor the exhibition OF the
National Poultry and Bench Association
nave progressed rapidly today. The
show was TO have been opened TO-
day, but the opening was posi- poned 10
AOnday on account of the delay OF many
exhibits. The breeders OF poultry NAV
make entries till 10 O'Clock Monday night.
and of dogs till noon Tuesday. A large
number OF entries have already been
made, and the attendance promises to he
large. the opening exercises Will occur
Tuesday morning at the Chant Der OF Com
mtrce. They will be as follows:
Prayer by DR.. Hawthore; well
come in behalf OF the business
men OF Atlanta oy Z. j. Lowry, President
of the Chamber OF Commerce; welcome
for the city by Mayor Cooper; welcome
for the state by Judge HIllyer.
A cOmmissio was issued today to Sim
Griffin (coIored) as Coroner of Muscog
county, j. t. Brooks having Withdrawn
his contest.
RUNNING A BLIND TIGER.
John Parish was arrested to-day for
running a nllnd tiger in the suburbs on
Marietta street.
J. ". Culpepper and Edward Peters
have bought the Gate City street railroad
aud have leased ii 10 the Atlanta Street
Railway Company. They are SAID to
have paid $4,000 for it.
THE FIIzsIMONs CASE.
In the Recorders Court to-day o. p.
Fitzsimnns, son OF eX-Marsual Fnz.
simous. was fined S25 Tor disorder r--un-
duet and required TO give a $780, oond
ia: carrying concealed weapons. b. +.
WHY, TT the firm OF WHY & Green,
WrCie Marshal FltZ-imons an insulting
letter some days ago concerning Uill
which he owed him. Mr. FIizsmon-
came from Alabama yesterday and
.oing into WHY IL Greene's store. on
Alabama street, denounced Mr.. WYNN,
ahen the latter started TO strike him. ID
stepped back and said: III you touch
me | h Kill yOu"i The firm then had tue
pulice called in and Mr.. FI,z-imuns was
arrested. He offered to fight Messrs.
Wyliy IL Greene both ii they Won meet
him, but they declined.
CABoosE TELEscoPED.
A passenger train Ou toe Georgia Pa
citic road telescoped the rear Car OF an
East Tennessee, virginia aud Georgia
freight tram last night at Conc I'D, eight
miles from Atlanta. Engineer Bower, of
the passenger, jumped and had lis left
les broken. Bis fireman was badly
uised. The passengers were teri Div
shaken up, but NOBODY was dan gerousiv
hurt. fue csbop took lire and was de.
siroyed. several freight Cars were de-
rallied. Both lines Use the track bet cen
tbs point and Austeli, twenty miles dis.
tant.
GEOR(S4A'S ~ T.:AI CITY